Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21052, David Eddy, R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
R.I.
Eddy, David Cynthia
W 21052
CONTENTS

R. Island 824.
Cynthia Eddy
widow of David Eddy
who died on the 20 June 1789 of Newport Co. in the State of R. Island who was a Private in the  command by Captain  of the  commanded by  in the Revolution for 9 months.
Instituted on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 30 Dollars  Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of May 1837 and sent to John  Esq. U.S. Postmaster Portsmouth R.I.
Arrears to the 4th of March '37 180.00 Pension and allowance ending 1st Sep. " 10.00
$195.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 — }
Recorded by D Brown Book 2 Vol. 1.
Clerk. Page 102
1888 March 29 F M Eddy - history Prior
See let to F. Cross July 24, 1837.

845
Cynthia Giddy widow of David R. G.
$30 per ann.
Send cert: to John Crofts, Esq. Portsmouth, H. Island.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 4th of July 1836 State of Rhode Island County of Newport
On this third day of October A.D. 1836
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate of Tiverton in the County of Newport, a Court of record, Cynthia Eddy a resident of said Tiverton in the county of Newport and State of Rhode Island, aged Ninety two years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4, 1836.
That she is the widow of David Eddy of said Tiverton and also late a revolutionary soldier in the 3 d or North Company of Militia in Tiverton - We were married several years before the Revolutionary War broke out, and lived from that time to the close of the Revolutionary War, and ever since, at the same place, in the North Part of said Tiverton about one mile from the Western shore and two miles south of the village of Fall River. I was consorts with my youngest child when we heard of the Battle of Bunker Hill. I have had four children - After the troubles broke out in 1775 there were alarms on the shores of the Bay, made by Wallace. Some of the Militia were called out on these alarms, but I do not remember that my husband was - But when the Enemy came to Newport in December 1776. The Militia to which my husband belonged were called into the service to guard the shores, and to prevent landing of the Enemy in Tiverton from the last mentioned time, till they left the Enemy, Rhode Island in November 1779. My husband was continually in the service by turns of one month at a time for half of the time - Said Company of Militia were classed or divided into two parts, and each part served every alternate month - and they relieved each other - In the first part of the War Capt. Borden commanded said company of Militia. And afterwards Capt. Suffer one Shearman, and Suffer were also officers in said Company - My husband's services were performed at the guard posts on the Bay from Fall River to the Howland's ferry, and on Rhode Island in Sullivan's Expedition - My said husband owned but a few acres of poor land on which we lived, in a secluded spot off from the road, and there are our Neighbours who lived nearer the shore - used frequently to bring their house hold goods to our house - to hide them from the Enemy, and save them from the chances of war - I well remember the day that Fall River (the village) was attacked and partly burned. My husband was then in the affray, though it was not his turn to serve - on all such alarms, all the Militia had to go - My husband was a poor man, and so considered by the Authority - he, at that time, had no sufficient mustered of his own, and was not able to buy one - And he was furnished one by the State - and after my husband's death, and an inventory was taken of the little property he left, the man who took the inventory told me, they could not put in the mustered, as it belonged to the State, and I must keep it, until it was called for - but it has never been called for up to the present time - And hope it may not, during the short period I have here to stay, as there is nothing so forcibly reminds me of my departed husband. He has been dead so long, that almost every thing else has decayed and gone -
I cannot state with certainty the particular days on which his numerous services began and ended, but according to my best recollection and belief he served not less than eighteen months, from the month of December 1776 to Nov

ember 1779 when the British left Rhode Island - I remember well his sufferings during that period - our trials and sufferings were many - we suff- ered for food, and clothing - our children at that time have cried for bread, which it was not in our power to provide - The said company of Militia belonged to Col. Cook's Regiment - My husband never drew a pension -
And I further declare that I was Married to the said David Eddy on the 13th day of December Seventeen hundred and Sixty Seven (1767) That my husband, the said David Eddy, died on the 20th day of June 1789; and that I have remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proofs hereto annexed.
Cynthia Eddy mark
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day & year above written before me in open Court.
Asa Gray Clerk of Probate Court
And the Court further certifies that said Cynthia Eddy is a credible person and that they believe the statements herein made are true And that said Cynthia is the widow of said David Eddy late of this town deceased never having married since the death of her said husband.
Asa Gray Clerk of the Court of
Probate of the town of Kingston in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island - a Court of Record, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Cynthia Eddy for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six. And of American Independence the Sixtyfirst.
Asa Gray Clerk of Probate Court
Ms. A. 9. 2. 16

These are to certify to all persons to whom it doth or may concern, that David Eddy of Dartmouth and Cynthia Cook of Tiverton were lawfully joined in marriage in said Tiverton the Thirteenth day of Decem- ber A.D. 1787 by John Bowen Justice of Peace.
State of Rhode Island
County of Newport ss.
Town Clerk's Office Tiverton November 31 st 1835
I Asa Gray Town Clerk of the town of Tiverton, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy taken from the Record of Marriages in this Office.
Asa Gray Town Clerk.
State of Rhode Island
County of Newport ss.
On the fifth day of December 1835. Before the Court of Probate of the town of Tiverton in said County of Newport a Court of Record, now sitting, personally appeared the above named Asa Gray known to this Court to be the Town Clerk of said town of Tiverton and as such to have the keeping of the Records & Ma- nifests in said Town, and was duly sworn to the above Certificate to him submitted.
Asa Gray Clerk of Probate Court
Countersigned
Benjamin Barker President of said Court of Probate
I further certify, that there is no record of the death of said David Eddy in this Office, but the will of said David was proved on the 1 st day of July 1789 as a proved Record. Asa Gray Town Clerk.

I Elias Gifford of Kingston in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island, of lawful age, being duly sworn, do testify and say - That I was well acquainted with the late David Eddy of this town - the husband of Cynthia Eddy of St. Louis who is now an applicant for a pension. We both belonged to the same Militia company during the war of the Revolution, until said company was divided and the 3 d or North Company was taken from it, or until it was divided - I believe in the year 1777 - from then till the enemy came to Newport in December 1776 - I was with said David in the service on the shores of said town - several times under the officers of said company, before its division - and after the division of said company I have been with him in said service - and seen him in said service many times - I was well acquainted with him - he was a good soldier and a great liberty man - I have been with him at Fogland Ferry, at Quonquont Neck, at Howlands Ferry and on the shore to the north of said Ferry - from my best knowledge and belief I state said Eddy served as many as seventeen months in the public service - The officers we served under at that time were Capt Benjamin Lempke, Capt Richard Dun- fee, Capt Benjamin Borden, and Lieutenants Dard, and Howland -
Elias Gifford
State of Rhode Island
County of Newport } ss.
On the third day of October 1831 before the Court of Probate of the town of Kingston in the County and State aforesaid a Court of Review personally appeared the above named Elias Gifford, a credible witness, and subscribed and was sworn to the truth of his above Deposition according to law.
Isaac Gray, Clerk of Probate Court

I James Callman of Fall River in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, being duly sworn declare that I was well acquainted with the late David Eddy of Kingston in the State of Rhode Island during the Revolutionary war. I was born in St. Kingston and always lived there until about ten years ago when I removed into the adjoining town of Fall River. During the war of the Revolution I belonged to the same company of Militia in St. Kingston. When the British came on to Rhode Island in December 1776 - St. Militia company were called out into the field service, in guarding the shores of said town, on the bay from Fall River southwardly to Fogland ferry - soon after the enemy came on to Rhode Island I was on duty with said company guarding the shores at Borden's Boat House. I did not stay long at that time there in St. Company I went into other service in guarding the flat bottomed boats at Howland's ferry. I have at other times seen St. David in St. Guard service while the Enemy were on Rhode Island, but I cannot say how much service he performed, during the occupation of Rhode Island. but from the character of the man I have no doubt he performed his full share of public duty
James Callman
State of Rhode Island
County of Newport ss.
On the third day of October 1831 before the Court of Probate of the town of Kingston in the County and State aforesaid, a Court of Record, personally appeared the above named James Callman a credible witness and subscribed his above Deposition, and made oath to the truth of the same.
Asa Gray, Clerk of Probate Court

I Richard Dyer of Kingston in the County of Newport and State of Rhode Island, a Captain in the Revolution, of lawful age being fully sworn according to law, declare that I was well acquainted with the late David Eddy of said Kingston, during the Revolution and war - we both belonged to the same Militia company of said Town at the commencement of said war - In the year 1776 I was away from home in the public service in Col. Lippitts Regiment - on my return home in 1777, I was soon appointed a Captain over the 3 d or upper company in said Town - I was the first Captain appointed over said company of Militia after the division of the same from the 2 d company of Militia of said Town - I know that said Eddy belonged to said company of Militia that I commanded from 1777 until the close of the war - from the time I came into command aforesaid, until the enemy left Rhode Island in November 1779, the members of my said company were on guard duty on the shores of the Town from Hall River southwardly on the Bay - half of the company was on duty at a time for a month at a time - and they relieved each other - said David was furnished with a gun and equipments from the Town or State - he was considered a man unable to furnish the same himself - I cannot state at this remote period how many months service said Eddy performed in said guard service - but I have not the least doubt, but that he performed his full share of Military duty in the guard service during the time aforesaid.
I further declare that I am well acquainted with Cynthia Eddy of this Town, now an applicant for a pension, she is the widow of said David, and has never married since said David's decease. And I further state that all the above is according to the best of my knowledge and belief -
Richard Dyer
State of Rhode Island
County Second ss.
On the third day of Octo r 1836 before the Court of Probate of the Town of Kingston, in the County and State aforesaid, a Court of records personally appeared the above named Richard Dyer a credible witness and subscribed and was sworn to his above deposition according to law - Issa Gray, Clerk of Prob. Court

2105 Cynthia widow. He when of Dartmouth, was mar d Dec 13. 1757 to Cynthia David Eddy. Cook of Swanton Harbor Co R I. He died June 27. 1789. In July 1826 the widow of Swanton Harbor Co R I aged 92 yrs. After his marriage he lived on South part of Swanton, one mile from Western Shore & 2 miles South of the Village of Fort River - had 12 children. When the enemy occupied Newport on Dec 1778 he retired to the Highland  Highland  Highland which served alternate months through 1778/79. When Co was divided into two parts, & he served the alternate month, during the period the period the enemy occupied that portion of the State under Capt Borden, Dufresne, Sherman & others. He was at the guard post along the Bay from Swanton to Howland's Perry & during that  that  that was the  the  the in 1778. His tours of duty were changed at times to the Island of the  the  the - He heard in a the  the  the shot of the neighbors on the Shore on alarm the  the  the their the  the  the 4 the  the  the to the  the  the  the  the  the the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the Conflict the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the He was at the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the He was the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the  the

State of Rhode Island &c. County of Newport ss.
On this 12 th day of May A.D. 1837 Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a justice of the Peace within and for the County of Newport, Cynthia Eddy the widow of David Eddy deceased. The applicant for a pension & deposit and said that, by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, she cannot swear positively as to the precise length of sd David's service, but according to the best of her recollections, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, at all the periods of the war therein mentioned namely - In Capt. Durfee's company of Militia in Kingston in December 1776 one month - in the same company of Militia in the months of February, April, June, August, October and December 1777 six tours of one month each; in the same company of Militia in the months of February, April, June, August, October and December 1778. Six tours of one month each - And in the same company of Militia in the months of March, May, July, Sept. and November 1779 five tours of one month each -
All these services were performed in sd Kingston, on the shores of sd town, and under the officers of said company, in the manner mentioned in my former declaration - Capt. Benj. Durfee had the command of said company when the enemy came to Rhode Island, instead of Capt. Benj. Borden, and Capt. Richard Durfee came in, Capt. of sd company and served to the close of the war next after Capt. Benjamin Durfee - Humphrey Sherman, and Thos. Durfee, and other usual company officers in said company of Militia within sd time -
And she further declares, that during all the time afore-mentioned, sd David was in actual service, and during that time was not engaged in any civil pursuit or employment, and that sd company of Militia was duly ordered into the public service by the State of Rhode Island - And that she claims for 1 month in 1776 - 6 months in 1777 - 6 months in 1778 and 5 months in 1779 Making in all 18 months service as a private -
Signed in my presence Hope Eddy
Cynthia X Eddy mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above said
Before me, Issa Gray Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island Providence Plantations Clerk's Office of the Court of Probate for the town of Yarnton in the County of Newport State aforesaid I Asa Gray Clerk of said Court of Probate a Court of Record do hereby certify that Asa Gray is a justice of the Peace in and for said County of Newport duly appointed commissioned and sworn and fully authorized to act in his said capacity And I do further certify that the signature of his name within written is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court This fifteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven Asa Gray Clerk

Hon. W. L. Edwards

Providence R.I. July 10. 1837
Sir -
I herewith enclose the Supplementary Declaration of Mrs. Cynthia Eddy, widow of David Eddy deceased for her share of the estate of her husband. - She has endeavored to conform to the Resolutions of Congress so far as the nature of the case would permit - And is willing to share the result - There is one thing, that these old people can come on well, and that is, that their bonds, had to stand extra, for every other debt on the shores, while the British Empire Rhode Island - But this cannot be certain as to those bonds, and this is the monthly service did not, as a rule, at the beginning of the year, the business - that during the time they were under the officers of the Company, Mr. Galt, Baker and Mr. Dimes - and that all of them the same - in situation -
I like to see a new arrangement made on this, whether this is not conforming to the Resolutions - or is it the nature of the business -
As the specification are required to be made, she has made them according to the best of her knowledge, and she is fully satisfied as to the propriety of the same -
I would further respectfully suggest to you, that Mr. Eddy has made on her Supplementary Statement in accordance with the regulations under the Act of 1832 - under which regulations the other same sample in 1832, made out their supplementary statement to which they were - to the hand - who was a Captain of the Company of Militia a part of the - and who is now a Gentleman of great respectability - has been a deacon of a Church a great number of years, and who is extremely kind and conscientious - and he is in statements - and to other the Militia of winter - I hope this supplementary statement will be satisfactory - should it not have the goodness to inform me as soon as convenient -
With great respect, I have the honor to be Your obed. Servt -
Yours sincerely C. Eddy
Hon. Jas. L. Edwards Comm. of Rev. N. City

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Hon. Geo. L. Edwards. Com. of Pensions

Portsmouth B.D. Dec. 12. 1836
Sir
I herewith enclose, the Declaration and papers, of the widows Cynthia Eddy, and Margaret Manchester, both of Swanton, in this coun- ty for a Pension, under the act of Congress, of the 4th of July 1836 I hope they may be found satisfactory. Any further communication in relation to them, you will please be gratified to make to me at this place. I have the honor to be, with great respect Your obedt Servant
Wm. Cross
Hon. Jas. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions W.C. City

WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21052
William City City City City
Act: 1872
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[Arrangement of 1870.]